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| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | WTTW | Minimum Wage to Increase in Chicago, Suburban Cook County Starting July 1 | https://news.wttw.com/2026/06/30/minimum-wage-increase-chicago-suburban-cook-county-starting-july-1 | Starting next month, workers earning minimum wage in Chicago and parts of suburban Cook County should see an increase as new rates go into effect. “We encourage you to review your paycheck to ensure you’re being paid the appropriate wage,” Cook County Department of Human Rights and Ethics Executive Director … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | WBEZ | Bob Dylan taps popular Chicago guitarist Joel Paterson for his band after sudden departures | https://www.wbez.org/music/2026/07/01/bob-dylan-taps-chicago-guitarist-joel-paterson-green-mill-music | Chicagoans who attend the Bob Dylan concert next Wednesday on Northerly Island will recognize a familiar face: local guitarist Joel Paterson, who on Tuesday joined the music legend’s band. Paterson, 55, has been a fixture on the Chicago music scene for more than 25 years. Besides his long-time residency at … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | NBC Local | ComEd warns some in Chicago area to limit electricity use as heat puts grid at ‘critical level' | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/comed-warning-energy-use-stress-extreme-heat/3955865/ | The days-long extreme heat and high temperatures in the Chicago area have put a local ComEd grid in the western suburbs and some parts of Chicago at a "critical level," with the utility urging customers to reduce their electricity use to help prevent outages Wednesday. The warning from ComEd comes … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | NBC Local | United Airlines debuts ‘twilight baggage drop' at O'Hare Airport. Here's how it works | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/united-to-debut-twilight-baggage-drop-at-ohare-airport/3955929/ | United Airlines passengers will now have a new option when it comes to how to check their bags at Chicago's busy O'Hare International Airport. The Chicago-based airline says it is debuting what it calls a "Twilight Bag Drop," over the Fourth of July travel weekend, allowing United Airlines passengers to … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago man sentenced for stabbing woman 11 times in Naperville | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-man-sentenced-stabbing-woman-11-times-naperville | #### The Brief * * A Chicago man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for stabbing a woman he was dating 11 times in 2022. * The attack happened inside a Naperville hotel after the two argued. * The woman survived and called 911 after the man ran away. … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Empire State Building climb: 2 in custody after raising flag, proposing at top of spire | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/people-climb-top-empire-state-spire-raise-flag-new-york-city | ![Empire State Building climb: 2 in custody][15] ![Empire State Building climb: 2 in custody][15] #### [ Empire State Building climb: 2 in custody ][16] Two masked individuals are in custody after scaling to the top of the Empire State Building on Wednesday to unfurl a banner promoting world peace before … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | Fox Chicago | As America nears 250th birthday, Pullman National Historical Park reflects nation's railroad, labor legacy | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/america-250-pullman-national-historical-park-railroad-labor-legacy | ![How Chicago's Pullman neighborhood helped build America][7] ![How Chicago's Pullman neighborhood helped build America][7] #### [ How Chicago's Pullman neighborhood helped build America ][8] As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, Chicago's Pullman neighborhood is reflecting on its outsized role in shaping American rail travel, labor history and urban … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Empire State Building climbers display quote on banner: What does it say? | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/empire-state-building-banner-jimi-hendrix-quote | #### The Brief * * Two people climbed to the top of the Empire State Building on Wednesday, unfurled a banner, and one appeared to propose. * Police closed part of Fifth Avenue as officers responded and crowds gathered to watch. * The Empire State Building stands 1,454 feet tall, … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | ESPN retracts story linking former Bears DT Mike Pennel to Dominican woman's death | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/07/01/bears-mike-pennel-espn-retracts-story-dominican-death-carli-franchesca-guzman-roche | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][20] * [ Facebook ][21] * [ Bluesky ][22] * [ Email ][23] * [ Reddit ][24] * [ Flipboard ][25] An ESPN story published June 18 that explored the connection between former [ Bears ][26] defensive tackle Mike Pennel … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bob Dylan taps popular Chicago guitarist Joel Paterson for his band after sudden departures | https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/07/01/bob-dylan-taps-chicago-guitarist-joel-paterson-green-mill-music | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][11] * [ Facebook ][12] * [ Bluesky ][13] * [ Email ][14] * [ Reddit ][15] * [ Flipboard ][16] Chicagoans who attend the Bob Dylan concert next Wednesday on Northerly Island will recognize a familiar face: local guitarist … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Blackhawks add physicality, playoff experience with Cole Smith, Ian Cole signings | https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/07/01/blackhawks-ian-cole-smith-nhl-free-agency-ilya-mikheyev | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] The trail went Cole for the [ Blackhawks ][7] during the opening hours of NHL free agency Wednesday. Veteran … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | Chicago Reader | Oak Park Festival Theatre doubles the fun (and challenges) for this year’s outdoor season | https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/theater/theater-preview/oak-park-festival-theatre-rotating-rep-hamlet-importance-of-being-earnest/ | Back in the day, rotating repertory was a hallmark of summer theater in the United States. Companies (many located in bucolic outdoor settings) would offer different shows on different nights of the week, often using overlapping ensembles of actors. It’s challenging for the artists, but also a treat for audiences, … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | Chicago Reader | House of a million records | https://chicagoreader.com/music/music-feature/horizons-music-mendota-records-used-warehouse-sinkuler/ | ![The liquidation floor at Horizons Music occupies about 5,000 square feet. This photo is from a corner of the room; the center is taken up with rows and rows of boxes full of LPs, on tables and on sawhorses, and tall shelves line the walls.][1] The liquidation floor at Horizons … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | Chicago Reader | About aboutism | https://chicagoreader.com/visual-arts/about-aboutism-gertie/ | In developing any kind of novel exhibition program, the presiding question is rarely that of the work itself or the program’s formal and historical bent, but rather that of the audience. Who is this for; to whom do we address? How do we do so? These questions, of course, only … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | CBS Local | A look back at the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave, and other hot spells back to 1911 | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/deadly-1995-chicago-heat-wave-weather-history/ | The 1995 Chicago heat wave is the most notorious and deadly of the city's hot spells, and in fact the deadliest weather event in the city's history. With the Midwest again trapped under a heat dome, with scorching temperatures and sweltering humidity, the lives lost more than 30 years ago … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | CBS Local | Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding events at Madison Square Garden to include rehearsal dinner, ceremony, late-night celebration, sources say | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding-madison-square-garden-rehearsal-dinner/ | Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will be celebrating their nuptials with about 1,000 guests this holiday weekend in New York City after days of speculation about the [ most anticipated ][30] celebrity wedding of the year. The couple plans to have a rehearsal dinner Thursday evening and a [ wedding … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | CBS Local | Lake County, Illinois, man charged with threatening Latino immigrants | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/lake-county-illinois-man-charged-threatening-latino-immigrants/ | A Lake County, Illinois, man was due in court Wednesday on charges of making direct threats to Latino immigrants. The Lake County State's Attorney's office said Derek Webb, 38, of Libertyville, posted a bullseye sign that included handwritten words reading, "Good shot ICE." Authorities said there is an ongoing investigation … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | CBS Local | Man found shot to death in home in Chicago's Pullman community | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-found-shot-death-home-chicago-pullman/ | A man was found shot to death inside a home in Chicago's Pullman community early Wednesday morning. Around 4 a.m., police found the man's body in a residence in the 10700 block of South Langley Avenue. Detectives spent hours at the scene. As of the midday hours, police had not … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | CBS Local | Man charged with murder of mother of five in Chicago's Woodlawn community | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-charged-murder-mother-of-five-chicago-woodlawn/ | A man was arrested and charged this week with shooting and killing a woman [ in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood ][23] this past January. Eddie Jenkins, 45, of the city's Brainerd community, was charged with one count of first-degree murder. He was arrested in Douglass Park on the city's West Side … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | July 1, 2026 | CBS Local | Top federal prosecutor in Chicago says more than 1,000 cases under review after Broadview Six misconduct revelations | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-broadview-six-federal-prosecutor-cases-under-review/ | More than 1,000 grand jury presentations are under review after federal prosecutors in Chicago were forced to [ dismiss charges in the "Broadview Six" case ][12] due to grand jury abuses and prosecutorial misconduct, the top federal prosecutor in the district said Wednesday. Speaking to the media in Washington, D.C., … |